Over 50 and still diving? (Go on, admit it....)

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On a recent dive trip I met someone who is writing a dissertation on people who are 50+ and diving.

If you are interested in contributing, the following is a link to a simple questionnaire which takes about 5 minutes to complete. I've become paranoid about online scams, phishing etc. But this looks fine and I know the author - and the information gathered is pretty innocuous.

https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=e3VPRDDLUkaTvMqNbR74E5Cna1DJ6d1KvM2oRz5_gAdUM0Y3UEpYTkZERDJON09aNENVSEs2V1ZOMS4u

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Pooley

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7 hours ago7 hr

On 5/9/2026 at 10:45 AM, divegypsy said:
To Pooley who asked when I'd be getting to Tulamben. I'm here now and staying at Paradise Palm Beach bungalows. Will be here until June 4th. Happy to talk diving and underwater photography. Shoot with a Nikon D850 in a Nauticam housing. And Ikelite DS-161 strobes. Shoot almost everything with TTL flash. Favorite lens is Nikon's 70-180 Micro-nikkor zoom. The other lenses I have with me are Nikon's 8-15mm fisheye zoom, Nikon's 16-35mm zoom, Nikon's 24-85mm zoom and Nikon's 200mm Micro-nikkor.

Hi, thanks for getting back to me, but I've just landed back in the UK (soooo happy....) which is a shame as I would have been up for a chat

Given that length of stay I'm sure you'll cover most sites but I found Batu Niti and Baturinggit to be the most productive sites this year for photography. Sheep nudis are at Melasti and Cantik point and rhinopia can be found a short boat ride away from Gerombong which normally involves a short jukung ride with a guide called Nengeh

Onokai

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4 hours ago4 hr

Still have a DUI drysuit and a few boats and 2 compressors and lots of tanks at age 73-started in 83-thats 1983 for you youngsters .I'm getting weary of heavy weights and cold water (not yet giving it up). I'm diving with divegypsy for that month in Bali with 3 ikeilte strobes and 5 ports and a full frame d850 in a Nauticam housing that weights 25# on land. along with lost of extension rings and lights.

Tim G when you decide you are old and weak its over. Like that classic line -you better get busy diving or dyeing .My two bags are 69# each flying from California. to Bali. When you move tons of clay for 50 years its all heavy stuff-Life is heavy